Teaching with Poverty in Mind

• Author : Eric Jensen
• Publisher : ASCD
• Release : 16 June 2010

In Teaching with Poverty in Mind: What Being Poor Does to Kids' Brains and What Schools Can Do About It, veteran educator and brain expert Eric Jensen takes an unflinching look at how poverty hurts children, families, and communities across the United States and demonstrates how schools can improve the academic achievement and life readiness of economically disadvantaged students. Jensen argues that although chronic exposure to poverty can result in detrimental changes to the brain, the brain's very ability to

• Author : Eric Jensen
• Publisher : ASCD
• Release : 28 March 2023

Examines the effects of long-term poverty on the brains of poor children and identifies several positive factors and strategies which can improve their academic success.

• Author : Eric Jensen
• Publisher : ASCD
• Release : 28 March 2023

Drawing from research, experience, and real school success stories, this galvanizing book explores engagement as the key factor in the academic success of economically disadvantaged students.

• Author : Eric Jensen
• Publisher : ASCD
• Release : 06 February 2014

This two-book set provides practical insights into the effects of poverty on learning and what strategies teachers can use to better engage students in the face of these difficulties. In Teaching with Poverty in Mind: What Being Poor Does to Kids' Brains and What Schools Can Do About It, veteran educator and brain expert Eric Jensen takes an unflinching look at how poverty hurts children, families, and communities across the United States and demonstrates how schools can improve the academic

• Author : ASCD
• Publisher : Unknown
• Release : 15 June 2010

• Author : Maure Ann Metzger
• Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
• Release : 08 October 2015

The current, one-size-fits-all educational model requires students to adapt to the system, but in order for students to thrive, schools must change in deep and substantial ways. This book is a catalyst for creating the kind of empowering, engaging, and effective learning environments that all students need to succeed in school and life.

• Author : Eric Jensen
• Publisher : ASCD
• Release : 26 May 2022

Learn how you can succeed with the students who need you most in ways you never thought possible. In this thought-provoking book, renowned educator and learning expert Eric Jensen takes his most personal, profound look yet at how poverty and inequity hurt students and their chances for success in life—and how teachers across all grade levels and subject areas can infuse equity into every aspect of their practice. Drawing from a broad survey of research, personal and professional experience,

• Author : Eric Jensen,LeAnn Nickelsen
• Publisher : Corwin Press
• Release : 27 March 2008

Looks at ways teachers can incorporate learning and content processing techniques into classroom instruction.

• Author : Dave F. Brown
• Publisher : R&L Education
• Release : 28 March 2023

"Despite measured success of American public schools, the media, politicians, and big business attack public schools and their teachers with inaccuracies that threaten the equal opportunities provided by public education. Research indicates that No Child Left Behind, charter schools, and vouchers do not improve students learning or help educators teach better. The book provide reasons to support American public schools and educators."--Provided by publisher.

• Author : Eric Jensen
• Publisher : Corwin Press
• Release : 16 May 2007

Explores the key features of brain-based teaching, provides recent research on how the brain learns, and includes brain-compatible activities to enhance readers' retention.

• Author : Kelly E. Middleton
• Publisher : Wheatmark, Inc.
• Release : 12 July 2018

When was the last time you reflected on the quality of customer service your school gives to your students? As alternate forms of education become more prominent, public education faces the challenge of losing its best and brightest students to the competition. Competing for Kids is a full-service manual for giving great customer service throughout your school district. By implementing the concepts in this book, public schools can become more appealing and more successful in retaining and attracting students. Competing

• Author : Katherine S. McKnight
• Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
• Release : 27 May 2016

The new standards were written to address the harsh realities for poor performance of American students across all grades levels, k-12. According to NAEP (National Assessment of Educational Progress) data, more than 60% of our students in grades 4, 8, and 12 are not proficient readers and the United States is one of the lowest performing in mathematics. The statistics are even more staggering for our children who live in poverty, students with disabilities and English Language Learners. The new standards have sent a

• Author : Eric Jensen
• Publisher : Corwin Press
• Release : 17 September 2008

Empower students with proven strategies for brain-friendly instruction! This revised fourth edition offers more than 1,000 brain research–based teaching strategies along with reflections, affirmations, sidebars, bulleted lists, quotable quotes, and a wealth of instructional tools. The author shows how to improve instructional effectiveness, plan standards-based lessons, and optimize student learning with practical techniques such as: Matching instruction with learners' developmental stages Responding to unique learning styles with differentiated techniques Using assessment as part of instruction Addressing the learning needs of

• Author : Eric Jensen
• Publisher : Corwin Press
• Release : 12 June 2008

Adopt a teaching approach aligned with the brain's natural way of learning! An expert in brain research and brain-based teaching strategies, Eric Jensen offers an easy-to-understand explanation of the relationship between learning and the brain. Updated and streamlined, this second edition features in-depth information about the impact of physiological effects, sensory stimuli, and emotions on student learning and includes: A set of brain-based principles for informed decision making Low-cost teaching strategies that teachers can implement immediately Reader-friendly language accessible for

• Author : Louise Marr
• Publisher : Morgan James Publishing
• Release : 01 May 2013

A teacher reveals how current education policy is failing our kids through stories of her own students in the public schools of Philadelphia. Since the passing of the No Child Left Behind Act in 2001, American schools have emphasized test scores to measure school performance—forcing educators to “teach to the test.” Though teachers have fought to get rid of this detrimental trend, many corporate reformers turn a blind eye to the real problems teachers face today: classrooms filled with pregnant